Mesquite has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Coconino has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Mesquite Wildcats will host the Coconino Panthers at 12:00 p.m. Mesquite's defense has only allowed 7.9 points per game this season, so Coconino's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mesquite is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand St. John Paul II Catholic a 7-0 shutout. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Lions are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Coconino took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 38-0 win over Westview. Considering the Panthers have won nine matches by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Coconino has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.1 points per game. As for Mesquite, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
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